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April 15, 2015, 7:20 AM
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EU officially accuses Google of antitrust violations, opens formal investigation on Android — The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to Google alleging the company has abused its dominant position in the markets for general internet search services in the European Economic Area …
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Tweets: @ingridlunden, @pkedrosky, @mhbergen, @ryanheathwriter and @charlesarthur
See also Mediagazer| Mark Bergen / Re/code: |
Memo: Google responds to EU's imminent antitrust charges, says it expects EU to open investigation into Android on Wednesday — Here Is Google's Internal Response to the Imminent EU Charges (Memo) — On Wednesday, the European Union is expected to drop the hammer on Google …
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New York Times, EU Press Room, SiliconANGLE, USA Today, BGR, CNBC, Business Insider, BBC, BuzzFeed, Financial Times, Search Engine Land, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, The Next Web, Android Community, Ubergizmo, Android Central, GeekWire, The Verge, TechCrunch, Forbes, eWeek, Washington Post, 9to5Google, Fortune, The Hill and Deadline. Tweets: @tomgara. See also Mediagazer
| Google Europe Blog: |
Android has helped create more choice and innovation on mobile than ever before — It's hard to believe, but smartphones barely existed ten years ago. People used feature phones, which had very basic functionality, and were a nightmare for developers. The only way to build apps was device …
| Ina Fried / Re/code: |
Nokia Agrees to Buy Alcatel-Lucent for $16.6 Billion — Nokia said late Tuesday that it plans to buy rival network gear maker Alcatel-Lucent for 15.6 billion euros ($16.6 billion) in stock. — The deal has been approved by both companies' boards but still requires regulatory and other approvals.| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Nokia confirms it is considering the sale of its HERE mapping business — Nokia May Sell Its HERE Mapping Business — Nokia is considering the sale of its HERE mapping business, according to a statement released today. — The Finnish mobile giant heavily reduced its business when it sold …
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Nokia, Wall Street Journal, MediaNama, Geeky Gadgets and TechCrunch
| Jungah Lee / Bloomberg Business: |
Samsung created a standalone team of about 200 working exclusively on displays for Apple — Samsung Is Creating a Team That Will Make Screens for Apple Devices Only — Samsung Electronics Co. created a standalone team of about 200 employees working exclusively on screens for Apple Inc. products …
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The Verge, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, TechEye, SiliconANGLE, iMore, Reuters, Cult of Mac and SamMobile
| Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: |
Beijing-based Ninebot Acquires Segway, Raises $80M From Xiaomi And Sequoia — Intriguing news from the personal transportation mobility device sector: Beijing-based company Ninebot has announced that not only will it acquire rival Segway, but it has also scored $80 million in funding …
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New York Times, ABC News, Engadget, Wall Street Journal, Ubergizmo, Forbes, Reuters and Bloomberg Business
| Paul Thurrott / Thurrott.com: |
Microsoft's long list of apps for iOS highlight company's commitment to the platform — Microsoft + iPhone — Just a few years ago, there was a sharp divide between fans of Microsoft and fans of the iPhone. But in this “mobile first, cloud first” world, it's now possible …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Apple buys Israeli camera technology company LinX for about $20M — Apple Buys Israeli Camera-Technology Company LinX — Companies had been discussing acquisition price of about $20 million — Apple Inc. has acquired Israeli camera-technology company LinX Computational Imaging Ltd.
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MacRumors, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, AppleInsider, SiliconANGLE, Fone Arena, ZDNet, Refinery29, Business Insider, The Next Web and VentureBeat. Tweets: @tim
| Peter Bright / Ars Technica: |
Surface 3 review: great build quality, good battery life, poor CPU and storage performance; useful accessories are paid extras — Surface 3 review: Smaller, slower, cheaper... better? — Switching to an x86 processor has made the Surface so much better. — To understand the Surface 3, you must first understand the Surface Pro 3.
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The Verge, The Next Web and CNET
| Ryan Smith / AnandTech: |
2015 MacBook review: weight, battery life, display, and keyboard make up for weak performance — The 2015 MacBook Review — I'm still not entirely sure when it actually happened, but at some point over the last couple of years the crossover between tablets and laptops stopped being an idea and became a real thing.
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9to5Mac, AppleInsider and MacDailyNews
| Eugene Kim / Business Insider: |
NEA raised $3.1 billion, launching the largest tech VC fund of all time — New Enterprise Associates (NEA) has closed a new fund worth $3.1 billion — the largest venture fund of all time, according to an earlier story by Fortune's Dan Primack, who broke the news of the fund last year.
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TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, VentureBeat, PR Newswire, Fortune, New York Times, bizjournals, Forbes and Xconomy
| Edgar Su / Reuters: |
Samsung Electronics says demand for Galaxy S6 models much higher than planned for — (Reuters) - South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) on Wednesday said demand for both the flat-screen and curved-screen models of its new flagship Galaxy S6 smartphones is “much higher” than initially planned for.
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NextBigWhat and Seeking Alpha
| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Hello Alfred, which uses existing on-demand services to automate weekly chores, raises $10.5M Series A led by NEA and Spark Capital — Hello Alfred Raises $10.5M To Automate Your Chores — Hello Alfred, a startup that taps into existing on-demand services to automate your weekly chores, has raised $10.5 million in Series A funding.| Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code: |
IHS report: Verizon 64GB Galaxy S6 Edge costs about $290 to build, more than Apple's iPhones, and $34 more than Galaxy S5 — Samsung's Galaxy S6 Edge Is More Expensive to Build Than Apple's iPhones — Samsung's latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S6 Edge, is the most costly yet to build and assemble … | Maria Armental / Wall Street Journal: |
Shopify files for US and Canadian IPOs, hopes to raise about $100M, valuing firm at more than $1B — Canadian Software Company Shopify Files for U.S.-Canada IPO — Ottawa company raised $100 million from private investors in Dec. 2013 — Canadian software company Shopify Inc. filed …
| Jenna Wortham / New York Times: |
How the founder of The Shade Room created a lucrative ad-supported celebrity news publication on Instagram — Instagram's TMZ — The first time I heard about The Shade Room, I thought it was a reality show, or maybe a nightclub. It turned out to be neither, although I was close in spirit … | Bloomberg Business: |
OnePlus seeks Silicon Valley VC backing, will launch One successor OnePlus Two as well as a cheaper model this year — Help Wanted: 25-Year-Old's Phone Startup Seeks VC Funds — OnePlus, a China-based smartphone maker, is in talks to obtain Silicon Valley venture capital funding to help double its workforce as it boosts output.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google Play's New Program “Designed For Families” Will Highlight Pre-Approved, Kid-Safe Apps — Google today announced a new developer program called “Designed For Families” which will allow app publishers to opt into an additional review in order have their apps labeled as being “family-friendly.”
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Android Developers Blog, Android Authority, Android Community, The Next Web, Trak.in, Tech Times, TechnoBuffalo, TechSpot, CNET, EdSurge, Pocketables, PC Magazine, Pocketnow, Digital Trends, GeekWire, SlashGear, VentureBeat, Press and Update, CNET, PhoneDog, CNET, The Verge, Android Police and 9to5Google
| Bruce V. Bigelow / Xconomy: |
VC Funding Slows as Big Funds Crowd into Late-Stage Venture Deals — Following a December surge, when U.S. venture firms invested $7.2 billion in 342 deals nationwide, VC activity reset at a lower pace during the first quarter of 2015, according to data being released today by CB Insights.
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CB Insights, GeekWire, Yahoo! Finance, PandoDaily, Los Angeles Times, Xconomy, Business Insider and VatorNews
| Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: |
Indian on-demand delivery service Grofers raises additional $35M from Tiger Capital And Sequoia Capital, bringing the total raised so far to $45.5M — On-Demand Delivery Service Grofers Picks Up Additional $35M From Tiger And Sequoia To Expand In India — Less than two months after raising …
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Tech in Asia, MediaNama and YourStory.com
| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Chinese streaming video service Letv announces its Le Superphone smartphone is headed for the US, in a profoundly unconvincing pitch — After comparing Apple to Hitler, Chinese company reveals Le Superphone — Two weeks ago, to build buzz for the Android smartphone it announced today, Chinese tech company Letv turned to Hitler.| Will Oremus / Slate: |
A look at Twitter's homepage redesign, arriving in a few days, which caters to logged out visitors by organizing top tweets by category — Twitter for the Masses — For non-tweeters, the social network can feel clubby and confusing. Can its new home page change that? — Twitter.com is a barren wasteland.| Wall Street Journal: |
Google wants advertisers to hand over customer info like email addresses to improve search ad targeting with service similar to Facebook's Custom Audiences — Google May Offer New Way to Target Ads — Google in Talks to Let Advertisers Reach Existing Customers
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Gizmodo, 9to5Google and NextBigWhat
| Carolyn Said / San Francisco Chronicle: |
Over 20K now drive for Uber in the San Francisco Bay Area, more than double from a year ago, company says — Uber among region's biggest employers, but company begs to differ — More Bay Area residents drive for Uber than bag groceries at Safeway. In fact, the biggest Bay Area employers are Kaiser …
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Uber Blog and NBC Bay Area
| Kim-Mai Cutler / TechCrunch: |
San Francisco Supervisor, Mayor Proposes Tighter Regulations On Short-Term Rentals, Airbnb — San Francisco Supervisor Mark Farrell and Mayor Ed Lee are backing a new set of tighter regulations on short-term rentals and their biggest hosting platforms like Airbnb.Sponsor Posts
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